The Amaranth transcripts
Instant messages between Canadian energy trader Brian Hunter and Amaranth Advisors LLC’s risk manager on a day Amaranth allegedly attempted to manipulate natural gas markets in the United States could point to weak supervision of a rogue trader trying to
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Is this week’s rally a dead cat bounce? - MarketWatch
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UAE first half corporate results are higher than market predictions despite increasing operating costs, Gulf News reports. Real estate and infrastructure firms enjoyed healthy growth, with manufacturing and insurance companies feeling more pressure.
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The debt and leveraged-buyout markets have stalled, and more trouble lies ahead
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Soaring inflation is likely to slow the real GDP growth of Gulf states, particularly the UAE and Qatar, according to a National Bank of Dubai report quoted in Gulf News. Inflation is also increasing living costs, with Dubai leaping from the world's 73rd most expensive city in 2005 to the 25th most expensive in 2006 in a Mercer Human Resources survey. The IMF has warned that inflation will limit regional economic diversification plans.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Stock in Starbucks Corp. picked up steam in late trading Wednesday after the coffee retailer posted a higher profit and reiterated its earnings view for the year.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Quality can make a big difference with smaller-company stocks, especially in volatile periods such as investors have seen over the past several weeks.
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SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) — A bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday evening, sending cars into the water and killing at least three people, according to media reports.
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NASDAQ stocks stooped to their lowest intraday mark since May before a late turn raised the composite 0.3% on higher volume Wednesday.
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NYSE stocks surged higher in the last half-hour of trading Wednesday, as volume edged down. The Dow ended with the biggest gain, racking up 1.1%,…
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A late-day reversal hoisted stocks into the black Wednesday, with the Dow leading the way.
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